't Smisje Dubbel | Brouwerij Smisje

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Stubby 11.2 ounce bottle, without freshness dating. Pours cloudy dark almond, without much head to speak about and next to no lacing. Nose is strongly of nuts and mint. This is a flavorful, interesting dubbel. 9% expertly disguised behind layers of tasty malt/yeast/mild hops. Barn yard notes picked up but not overly strong. Artisinal and differant, Belgian to the core. Well worth a try or two...

Has a fruity spicy nose with traces of caramel. It pours hazy brown with chunks under a 3” white foam cap. Delicious, very fine, soft carbonation, first you are aware of soft foamy fruit and then some alcohol comes in, some balancing bitterness and then a lingering soft bitterness balanced by long, large pitted fruits and a light citrus. Despite the chunks, not a bad beer.

Pours out a clear amber with golden hues, big lively carbonation creates a tan colored head that is soft and even at the top. Dissiptes pretty quick.

honey-sweet malt, very spicey herbalness with tangy fruits. sour red fruits and a slight wheatiness underneath and a heat scent that buzzes the nose.

rock-candy malt, sweet honey, sour fruits, like overly ripe red grapes and raspberries and obvious dates. A tangy, herbal yeast that is very hearty. The hebalness becomes pretty "green" with cucumbers. The heat is high and sharp and cranked way up for a dubble at 9%.

Medium to full bodied, soft and smooth but with a crsip bite and a heat tingle.

11.2oz bottle poured into a goblet. Pours a dark brown color with an off-white head that produces a ring of lace around the edge of the glass. The aroma features dark fruits, notably plum and raisins, spices and yeast. The taste is malt up front, with some dark fruits, spices and an earthy hop finish. Overall, this is a pretty solid dubbel, but it is about middle of the pack compared to some of the others. It is good no question, but it doesn't stand out in any way from the others.

Pours a golden apricot brown. Lively carbonation, and a frothy off-white head to match.

Aroma is both earthy and fruity, with caramelized raisin overtones.

The taste is initially somewhat spicy, with suggestions of clove and coriander. The spiciness eventually yields to a fig and brown sugar finish with a hint of hoppy bitterness. There's also a bit of warmth from the alcohol, which is evident at 9% ABV. Overall, this is a dubbel on the sweeter side of the spectrum.

Body is on the moderate side, and the effervescence lightens things up further.

This is an interesting dubbel, and one I've enjoyed the opportunity to try. My curiosity was piqued by the inclusion of honey and dates in the brew, but for me, the flavor wasn't as intriguing as the recipe. I get the feeling that this one might be great with certain cheeses (given the fig and caramel flavors), but I'm not knowledgeable enough to suggest any options in particular. I'd recommend this to folks wanting to try a more exotic dubbel from a tiny brewery, but there are plenty of other selections within the style I'd rather try at the price this costs per bottle.

Pours a deep dark cloudy amber with a big long lasting creamy head. Huge aroma of dates and honey with some sweet malt, caramel. Taste is dates, dark fruit, plums, yeasty. Palate is med to full body with good carbonation, and creamy texture. Finish is malty, dates, dried fruit, yeast with some light bitter hops, ending has some bitter sweet dates, caramel and nuttiness. Overall an interesting brew but pretty good.

Lucky enough to try this one on tap at the Monk's Cell. Poured into a standard tulip glass.

Rose colored and extremely viscous. Great lacing. A bit sour which was surprising and pleasant. Carmel and raisin flavors were present throughout. Alcohol was a bit stronger than I would have liked. Good none the less.

Glad to have this on draft. I'm going to get a bottle or two and see how it tastes.
Recommended.

Bottle: Poured a medium amber color ale with super big foamy head with great retention and good lacing. Aroma consists of sweet malt with some typical Belgian dry yeast. Taste of sweet malt with a dry Belgian yeast finish with no hops or spice really discernable. Body is quite filtrated with no alcohol being detectable. A bit weak in the flavour profile to make this really worthwhile but interesting nonetheless.

11.2 oz squat Belgian bottle from the Coop for about $4.50... poured into a Kasteel tulip.

1.) This is a completely different label than the " 't Smisje Dubbel" in the BA database.. mine is Yellow with a guy who looks like a WW1 era German Barber on the label... it also says "Ale brewed with honey and dates".

Aroma is fruitcake right out of the oven.. better than obvious dark fruit notes and a not suprising honey finish.. smells sweet.. very caramel sweet.

Flavors are the same but x10 .. complex in the sweetness.... a whole lot of interesting things going on without being teeth rottingly cloying.. Dates and figs... drying in the back of the tongue reveals the fruitiness....am I getting a little Brette? I think so. Pink bubblegum and lite pineapple esters. Medium body and little bubble carbonation... funky as it warms..

I've purchased this one a few times before, but this is the first time I've take the time to thing about it. A very "dubbel" tasting and smelling brew .. but the funky yeast notes take it over the top... Give it a try and tell everyone what you think.... I like it.

Poured into a 3 Monts tulip. Pours a slightly hazy orange amber with a huge half glass off-white head with good retention and slippery lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, light and dark stone fruit, some oxidation cardboard. Flavor is well integrated caramel malt, dark dried fruit and lighter contribution of light stone fruit, sweet. Finishes sweet with some non hop bitterness, perhaps from Belgian spices. Medium bodied with nice carbonation. An interesting dubbel with a mixture of fruit flavors spanning peach, plum, dates and raisins, but well melded. Finishes with sweet caramel and hints of oxidation. Although I just got this bottle, I suspect that it has some age on it and I don't know the storage conditions. I get the impression that some of the nuances may be covered by the light oxidation flavors here. It is definitely a beer that can handle aging and tastes good, with a pleasant heat-reduced caramel flavor in the finish.

Had a bottle of this at Stuffed Sandwich (right after Gale's Jubilee Ale). Let this one warm up - it needs it.

Still not my favorite dubbel, but it's solid. Cloudy brown with a nice 1 finger semi-fluffy tan head. Tastes of some Belgian Candi Sugar, raisins and honey. This is actually brewed with honey, yet unlike many American honey beers, it actually tastes good. The honey is pleasant and very much in the background. Nice. A bit of spice too. Not overly complex, but solid.

The dates are certainly present in the aroma and taste. Some honey at the end, but I'm struggling to detect it in the aroma. Nice warm, lingering finish. 9% is not as well-hidden as other Belgians. Overall a nice Dubbel.

A: The beer poured amber-brownish in color with a huge off white head that took an extremely long time to settle down, after which a thin layer of bubbles consistently covered the surface. There are some yeast particles floating near the bottom of the glass.
S: The smell is mildly sweet and has aromas of honey with notes of dates.
T: Flavors of honey and dates dominate the taste, which is also relatively sweet like the smell. The date flavors are mild at first but begin to strengthen as the beer warms up.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and smooth given the amount of carbonation.
D: The beer is relatively easy to drink and the addition of honey makes it stand out as being unique among dubbels.

Regenboog makes some tasty, unique beers. I have yet to try them all (and none that I have tried has topped Guido), but the brewery is, so far, unstoppable. This offering, 't Smisje Dubbel, pours a cloudy and dark honey color. Head is mild and off white. Carbonation is just right.

When you think Belgian dubbel (or tripel, or quadrupel), you probably come to expect tons of fruity bubblegum and cloying sweetness. Well, Regenboog takes an interesting turn with its brews, adding spices or savory fruits to bring added interest to what might otherwise be just another Belgian.

Here we have dates and honey, as printed on the label. I've found that if you let beers from Regenboog breathe for a few minutes before diving in, you get more of the nifty flavors. Such is the case here. A quick sip after the pour, followed by a generous rest in the glass let this beer open up and reveal it all.

Poured from bottle into pint glass at Lazy Boy White Plains, NY. Pours deep brown syrup color with a bit of see-through reddish blonde. No head at all. Smells of sweet belgian yeast with a lot of spice; mainly licorice. Taste is very much like it smells...licorice and dried fruit dominate. Its smooth, and suoer easy to drink, especially for such a high abv. Its good, but not the best dubbel out there. They are just very intersting to me and seem to have some different flavors to the style...worth a shot for sure.

Taste: Sweet and spicy the flavors are of caramel and dates and brown sugary flavors tangy fruits and definitely yeasty flavors. (wild yeast? unclear but tasty yeast for certain. A bit of alcohol shows through but quite gentle for the 9% abv.

Mouthfeel: It is a solid medium body and feels very lively with the flavors and the carbonation.

Drinkability: Exceptional! I like the style and love the beer. I could drink this regularly. However, it is a bit too wild to consider sessionable.

Traditional belgian bottle. Pours a very hazy dark amber. Alcohol, figs and a yeast hint on the nose (I know, it's brewed with dates, but it smells like figs to me). Aggressive carbonation on the entry - stays pretty long too. Profile is not overly complex, sweet bready malt with a fruity charachter from the honey and dates. Hops present with bittering to provide a bit of balance on finish. More or less follows straight through and doesn't develop a complexity I expect from a dubbel. That said, nice flavors, simple belgian yeast flavors, alcohol warmth.